Leicester Tigers

Past history has absolutely no relevance to the situation. It seems dodgy that the committee has taken the stance that Hartpury were not at fault for the cancellation. Maybe someone can dig out the competition rules but every other league award points to the team that wasn't involved in the cancell...

Fascinating seeing Saracens using the appeal process because of perceived unfairness. They are a club beyond parody. No doubt PTM board member Lucy Mercey (nee Wray) Owner / Director of MBM events (a subsidiary of PTM) the company that paid Itoje £95000 for making appearances, at events he didn't ap...

I think the key piece of recruitment for next season is a top class attack coach. Not a criticism of Borthwick at all. He's made it pretty clear that this season was about the fundamentals of forward play, defence, kick chase. Didn't want to waste the young Australian coaches time. But if this seaso...

Wigglesworth's role symbolises exactly where we're at with the development of this team. It seems to me that we're aiming to be a 'hard to beat' side. We work hard, scrap for everything, and pressure the opposition into mistakes. That's how we plan to win games. Wigglesworth embodies this. He does ...

It's amazing how expectations change in short order isn't it ? It wasn't that long ago that we would have been happy with any win at any time. Now we're on the up and a bit more structured and solid, we want others to come in and join the party ! The 9 situation is interesting and you have to put y...

...the little Welsh bird Assuming you're referring to the daughter of former Wales and Lions player Elgan Rees, and also the wife of Ireland and Lions player Simon Easterby, then she certainly has more rugby knowledge than most on this forum so i'd suggest you be less patronising. And along the sam...

IMHO Wigglesworth has been worth his place in the squad this year, but I fail to be convinced that he will be next year. I know I am going to get shot at but I can see a 32-year-old BY not being used in next year's 6N when he will be 33. I do think that EJ is likely to have a big clear out with a v...

It's interesting. Hartley, Ben Youngs and Itoje all recently go on record as saying that Steve Borthwick is the best forwards coach in the world. So Tigers benefit from 'arguably' the best forward's coach in the world, certainly one of them, and hey presto (with some good recruitment) we start to d...

It's interesting. Hartley, Ben Youngs and Itoje all recently go on record as saying that Steve Borthwick is the best forwards coach in the world. So Tigers benefit from 'arguably' the best forward's coach in the world, certainly one of them, and hey presto (with some good recruitment) we start to de...

Encouraging start from SB, but I'm not sure he could be described as "successful" until Tigers have won a couple of major trophies. Agreed. I think SB is doing a fantastic job. But frankly it would have been very difficult for things to have got worse. The danger is we become a Bath. Fant...

I draw confidence from the fact that daughter Lucy has returned to the board of PTH Holdings as a director. Interesting she is is using her married name Mercey, when before she was listed Wray (although she was married). Of course as co-owner of MBN Events (a PTM subsidiary) Ms Mercey she was respon...

It's good that the AR's constantly 'chirp', they are a team and need to communicate info that may assist the ref it what he has missed. The issue is the lack of credibility in many of their chirps, and also the lack of vision in others! They are full-time professional referees assisting another ful...

RichieB wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 8:17 am I would be very surprised to see Montoya named in the squad given his lack of match practice. It wouldn’t be my choice, but I’m guessing SB picks Wiggy over JVP on the bench.

I'm not suggesting he should be selected but is Lavanini injured or has he just really fallen down the selection rankings.

An aside on private v state. It's interesting to note that Jonny Wilkinson lists Lord Wandsworth College as his former school. Well it was in the Sixth Form, but from age 11+ - 16+ he had been at a place called Pierrepont. It was ranked three from the bottom of the Sunday Times 'A' Level 'GCSE' Inde...

My view for a long time has been that there was no justification in giving Gatland three tours. The fact he isn't even coaching in the British or Ireland now makes it even more ludicrous. By all means select the very best coach on the planet to coach a national team, irrespective of nationality. But...